英语释义

• a strong liking;

  "my own preference is for good literature"

  "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

片语

liability责任；债务；倾向；可能性；不利因素

a penchant for…的嗜好

weakness弱点；软弱；嗜好

trend趋势，倾向；走向

In view of her penchant基于她的爱好

propensity inclination preference penchant倾向偏好倾向有着强烈的

a penchant for ridicule喜欢捉弄嘲笑

penchant for对…的倾向

tendency倾向，趋势；癖好

A penchant for cornpone humor质朴的政论文

habit使穿衣

penchant n强烈的

penchant t爱好

英汉例句

• The brain also has a penchant for symmetry.

  大脑同样对对称别有嗜好。

• Those surroundings, as well as River「s penchant for counting politicians, business leaders and celebrities among its fans, has earned the club the nickname 「the millionaires」.

  这些周遭的环境，加上河床队的风格吸引政治人物、企业领袖和名人成为球迷，使得河床俱乐部赢得「百万富翁」的绰号。

• For more abstract statements that are further removed from the physical world, he points to the structure of our brains and our penchant for logic.

  对于从真实世界引申出的更抽象的陈述，他指出这与我们大脑的结构，以及对于逻辑的追求有关。

• So our hand preference, and our penchant for speech, may extend deep into our evolutionary past.

  所以我们的用手偏好，以及语言能力的倾向，可能早早就发生于我们的进化史。

• Mr Chavez」s penchant for nationalisation as a presumed panacea for the evils of the private sector is seen by many specialists as part of the problem, rather than the solution.

  查韦斯先生以他所嗜好的国有化作为消除私人企业毒瘤的一付可能的万应灵药，但在许多专家看来，这并非解决问题的办法，而正是问题的一部份。

• Man sees work as beneficial to his being, but his fervor reveals his penchant for evil.

  人觉得工作对于自身存在是一种益处，但是他的热情表明他对罪恶也有爱好。

• For Barack Obama「s detractors, the incident perfectly captured the new President」s penchant for style over substance.

  对于诋毁奥巴马的人来说，这完美的诠释了新总统重视气派胜过实质的嗜好。

• It「s up to you to discover what her ears have a penchant for.

  这一切都需要你去探索她耳朵的嗜好。

• Even as the promise of Asia」s penchant for spending on medical services attracts new investors, some earlier ones are harvesting the rewards.

  这说明，就在亚洲增加医疗服务开支的计划吸引着新投资者之时，一些早期投资者正在摘桃子。

• He also displays a penchant for angular harmonies and intricate melodies reminiscent of Bach (Sondheim has claimed that he 「loves Bach」 but his favorite period is Brahms to Stravinsky). [6].

  他也体现出对多角度和谐音以及类似巴赫的精细旋律的嗜好[桑德海姆表明过他「热爱巴赫」，但是他最喜欢的是勃拉姆斯到斯特拉·文斯基时期的古典音乐]。

• The result is a confident account marred by occasional flaws: a penchant for mixed metaphors plus some fanciful lapses and minor factual errors.

  其结果就是一份自信满满的讲述，偶尔有点瑕疵：对混合隐喻的嗜好，一些因想象导致的小过失，以及史实方面的小错误。

• Still, we「re not convinced that this will revolutionize time management, but if you have a penchant for post-modern analog clocks, then maybe you」ll appreciate it.

  我们不敢说它会带来时间管理上的彻底革命，但如果你对 于后现代主义的指针式时钟有所嗜好，那也许你会很欣赏它。

• He also had a penchant for biographical parts, winning an Oscar for 「The Story of Louis Pasteur」 (1936).

  他对于传记类电影角色也有特别的嗜好，曾凭借《巴斯德传》(1936)荣获奥斯卡最佳男主角奖。

• Rich in oil and conservative in outlook, its rulers have viewed Dubai’s penchant for frolic and folly with distaste and occasional envy.

  阿布扎比石油储量丰富，观点较为保守，其统治者认为迪拜的做法愚蠢且没有品位、偶尔还有些嫉妒之情。

• Despite the cutthroat nature of the Indian media and its penchant for the sensational, the press has behaved as if it were in an older era. It is refreshing.

  尽管印度媒体天生犀利，对轰动性新闻情有独钟，但新闻界的举动像是回到了旧时代，这真是件新鲜事。

• The French have always had a penchant for partially state-owned firms.

  法国一直都嗜好部分国有的公司。

• Yet they also have a penchant for sports that promote superstars and breed controversy, both on and off the field. With its emphasis on teamwork and fair play, rugby doesn「t quite fit that mould.

  但是他们倾向于喜欢那些产生超级明星、在场上场下引发争论的运动，橄榄球强调团队合作与公平竞赛，这与一贯的模式并不相符。

• Most emerging countries have a penchant for highly diversified conglomerates.

  大多数新兴国家倾向高度多样经营的企业。

• Californian condors appear to have a penchant for collecting pieces of junk, incorporating them into their nests, and feeding them to their nestlings.

  加州秃鹫似乎有采集垃圾碎片的强烈嗜好，秃鹫将这些碎片置于自己的窝巢并把它们当做食物喂给雏鸟吃。

• Some of the gifts received by President Bush reflected his stated penchant for simple pleasures like cross-country biking and cutting brush on his Texas ranch.

  布什总统收到的一些礼物则反映出他的一些小爱好，比如越野自行车、在得克萨斯的农场割草。

• How they did, and how they became Hungary」s quest for the holy grail, is a gripping tale, helped along by Mr Tanner「s penchant for intriguing asides.

  这些书是如何，又是怎样成为匈牙利探寻圣杯的赌注是一个引人入胜的故事，而这也归功于坦纳先生倾向于插入一些引发人们兴趣的题外话。

• Which makes sense, since many of my friends think of me as a comedic (if womanly) painter, with a strong penchant for governmental interventionist fiscal policy.

  这样的结果也不无道理，因为我的很多朋友都认为我是有女性气质的幽默画家，同时又有强烈的财政政策政府干涉主义倾向。

• He is clearly a rather delightful man, with a penchant for practical jokes; through his life-story, the book explains how scientists have come to understand the history of the world」s climate.

  显然，这还是一个相当讨人喜欢的捣蛋鬼(极爱恶作剧)。通过主人的生平事迹，此书向我们揭示了科学家是如何一步步解读全球气候变迁史的。

• That「s a modest income for anyone, but especially so for someone who confesses to an 」overspending disease' and penchant for private jets and luxury goods.

  每年1.5万英镑对任何人来说都只是微薄的收入而已，更何况是对一个承认自己患有「超支病」、嗜好私人飞机和奢侈品的人而言呢。

• So if you are a working scientist with a penchant for writing, there is nothing like taking a crash course in journalism and then start writing - and enjoy the best of both worlds!

  所以，如果你是一个从事实际工作的科学家，又有写作的意愿，最好参加一个新闻课程的速成班，然后开始写作，享受两个世界中最好的那些东西。

• Like America, China can still display a penchant for unilateralism that undermines all its careful diplomacy.

  象美国，中国仍然显示出对美国单边主义可能破坏中国小心翼翼的外交的一个倾向。

相似词

aptitude天资；自然倾向；适宜

weakness弱点；软弱；嗜好